Have supermarkets gone mad?

Steve2000 said:
Because they are about as strong as Stevie Wonder's eyesight. When I was last in ASDAs they gave me these, two of them had caved in before I even got to the car. Most of the others burst as I was lifting them into the house.

If they could somehow make them stronger then it would solve the problem in my opinion. But I'm willing to bet they'd still profiteer from it.
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I thought I was the only one to notice Asda had been making thier bags thinner. The old days a bag would hold 2x 2 litres of liquid, now I notice they rip and need double bagging.

Personally I don't mind them charging, I think a lot more people would reuse thier bags on thier weekly shopping. After that it could store rubbish and be trashed. There is more though to being green but I suppose it's something.
 
Id believe the hype more if they stopped wrapping everything they have in plastic. even 4 apples in tesco's are on a plastic tray wrapped in plastic wrap, and i cant have a bag... why dont we just unwrap everything in plastic and leave it at tescos, or anyother supermarket.

If they really wanted you to stop using them, dont stock them in the shop and give the real bags away for free.... simple really.
 
Supermarket bags aren't fit for purpose mostly. They hardly last long enough to be re-usable with every shop.....

Cynical side of me just thinks its a way for supermarkets to justify charging for them, as they have first taken them away, and you need to ask for them, so you're getting into the habit of asking... Next when you ask for them, cashier will then scan the bag, and there you go.... 5 - 10p added to your shopping bill..

Wonder how long till we hear of the first news story of some shopper taking all the superfluous packing from supermarket food, and leaving this at the checkout, and walking out with his goods in the trolley not in bags, and throws it into the car as is?
 
titchard said:
Waterstones gets so much more business of off me because I get more points for no bags on my reward card AND I actually get a useful reward - instant money off on books instore on the spot as I collect them.

Rich
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Never knew that..... will have to check in Leeds this afternoon! cheers.

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iv-tecman said:
Cynical side of me just thinks its a way for supermarkets to justify charging for them, as they have first taken them away,
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It's probbably because groups of idiots will boycott them if they don;t sell them/cut down usage, but no one will if they charge a few pence.
 
Just take your own bags. It's not hard. You get the bonus of being able to choose one with a comfortable carrying handle that won't cut flesh when overloaded and if you're lucky some extra points on your points card.

Expect everyone will have to do it in the future so might as well get used to it now.
 
p4radox said:
I really don't see the problem. Take your own bag and use that. Saves money, hassle, waste and potentially the environment.
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this logic is lost on most people. Hopefully soon my store will be rid of plastic bags.

I mean the single use ones are rubbish anyway, so why not (re)use one of those cloth bags that lasts like forever instead?
 
Overlag said:
this logic is lost on most people. Hopefully soon my store will be rid of plastic bags.

I mean the single use ones are rubbish anyway, so why not (re)use one of those cloth bags that lasts like forever instead?
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It's the other way round - I am customer, they are seller. I am not going to walk around with plastic bags in my trousers even if it's the last thing to do before leaving earth behind with Wall-E to clean it. It's just not my lifestyle.
But there is a solution.
For small items, instead of those nanomilimeter rubbish perforated bags newsagents seem to love give me strip reinforced paper bags made of recycled paper. For large items give me one of them weedy, shoddy hemp bags for life, for free. If I happen to retire one day and have time to walk around with one of them sticking out of my shirt pocket and happen to bring it with me then double my tesco points or something. That way it makes economical sense to customer (no more "how dare you to charge me 10p when I am about to move £200 off your conveyer belt" arguments), makes environmental point (everything is reusable rather than just serving the same rubbish and slowing down the queue by fodding 2 bags at the time while scanning stuff) and the hippy bag huggers can bring theirs back and feel closer to realclimax.com, sorry - realclimate.com
 
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titchard said:
I like the fact that some supermarkets and stores give you extra points for bringing your own bag or such, Waterstones gets so much more business of off me because I get more points for no bags on my reward card AND I actually get a useful reward - instant money off on books instore on the spot as I collect them.
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Just a shame they charge way more than every other place eh? ;)
 
J.D said:
No it isn't actually. I take care of myself and try and make sure to be as eco friendly as possible and this has not been taught to me by any source. Just that I care about the planet I live on. To the others that can't get that into their head then I would say the government and educational boards could have spent a little more time teaching people the right way and what could happen if we are wasteful. Look around you today! :rolleyes:.

What do you mean if you take the environmental aspect out of it?. This is what it's about lol. When did I say that it's bad to use less also?.

I mentioned that her "attitude" was in need of checking.
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1. That's the point. You say you take care of yourself, but blame others on not educating you. I'm sure you've taught yourself many things, why not this as well? I'm not saying it wouldn't be good if there were more education in this area, it clearly is needed.

2. Ok, so I wasn't as specific as I could have been. I can see that in the broad sense of the word environment, the amount of resources is included. By environmental aspect, I meant the direct 'plastic bags take ages to get broken down' argument.

3. You didn't, and I'm fairly sure I didn't say you had. I was making a general point about using less being a good thing.
 
Come on its not that hard to buy a few of the reuseable bags. Im talking about the cotton ones or the thicker plastic type ones. I try to always remember to take mine to the supermarket when I do my shopping, and once you get in the habit of it, its not that hard.

It must be harder for blokes though because they dont have a hangbag to lob them in.
 
The day I get told I can't have as many bags as I need at a supermarket and/or would have to pay for them, will be the day I walk out of the shop leaving my full shop right there at the till.
 
iv-tecman said:
Cynical side of me just thinks its a way for supermarkets to justify charging for them, as they have first taken them away, and you need to ask for them, so you're getting into the habit of asking... Next when you ask for them, cashier will then scan the bag, and there you go.... 5 - 10p added to your shopping bill..
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Blame the government. They basically told the supermarkets to do something about plastic bags or they would. Personally I would rather the supermarket schemes than anything the government will come up with.
 
[FnG]magnolia;12701942 said:
This could seriously limit the number of places you'll be able to shop at in years to come :(
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I doubt it very much - M&S's "we'll sell you what always should be free under false pretenses" approach failed miserably and together with them turning their back on their niche small town semi rural clientele and blind refusal to stock premium brands beside their own created one of the worst downturns in their history.

Let's face it, no Richmond barrister or Bexleyheath practitioner will queue with a basket of overpriced Parmentier Potatoes, and a bottle of Domaine Vacheron Sancerre with tripple markup just to be nonchalantly dickturpine'd by a cashier over plastic bag. It's a gentlemens agreement and simple rules of qui pro quo: One does not carry old plastic bags in one's Armani suit. Or in a back pocket of one's Orvis Classic Twills when casual. One doesn't transport lose food items on creme leather seats of one's Cayenne. And most of all one does not let someone with a breast plaque "My name is Shaniqua" and a 15k a year salary to their name offer oneself a lifestyle absolution in 10p douchebag installments. It's a matter of principle.

M&S customers voted with their feet and Waitrose got their money.

It is that simple.
 
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Our whole town (I call it a village but it's apparently a town) has gone carrier bag free :/

I asked for one a few months back in the One Stop, had an order from work, sandwiches, Coke etc obviously couldn't carry it, and the shop assistant gave me a filthy look and said 'you wont be able to have one when the town goes carrier bag free'. I said 'Someone best be available to help me take my stuff to the car then'.

I'm all for cutting down on waste or whatever but they could offer paper bags, or not look at you like you have killed a puppy if you ask for a bag :/
 
opposite for me in morrisons. they shove bags in my hands and even ask if i want help packing. i was only buying a magazine !

what annoys me is the constant "are you 25" everytime i buy booze. i mean whats the point in that ?
 
Seriously some of you people on here are just plain moaning over nothing. We should follow France's lead and ban plastic bags full stop.
 
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